John Prescott: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? — FLAPSS

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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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John Prescott

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

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Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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The cheapest available Volvo.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

Harriet Walter English actress

I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

A wedding ring.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗

Robbie Williams English singer

A ring for my wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

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Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My mother, because I didn’t appreciate how proud she was of me being deputy prime minister. She ended up doing more press than me, and I was too sensitive and reacted.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As an aggressive bugger.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Kyoto, when Tony Blair gave me the opportunity to start the first legislative framework for climate change.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

To learn to relax and enjoy it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A trade union official.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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